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0 0Thunder As Divine Response
A thunderclap is treated as a response from God to something someone did.
0 10Fight Dancing
A character skilled in fighting/magic uses the physical movements of those other skills in place of dance skills.
Created: Apr 28th 2024 at 3:39:39 PM
0 11Blowout Fight
A vicious argument in a close relationship that involves invoking past baggage and personal attacks.
Created: Jul 4th 2023 at 7:57:21 AM
0 6Stern Parent, Doting Parent (Launching 10/05(?))
One parent is strict and the other parent is doting to their child.
1 12Villain Gets The Last Laugh
A villain dies but manages to leave one last mark on the hero or somebody else they didn't like to be remembered by.
Created: Mar 4th 2023 at 9:20:00 AM
0 14Flirtatious Formal Naming
A character is flirtatiously called by a more formal form of their name than the one typically used.
Created: Aug 18th 2019 at 11:00:12 AM
0 24Negative Ability
An ability that has nothing but downsides.
Created: Apr 1st 2024 at 10:15:26 PM
0 19Bad Reason To Do Good
When someone does the right thing for the wrong reasons.
Created: Apr 22nd 2024 at 7:03:12 PM
2 8Deadly Game Of Chance (LF examples)
A villain uses a game of chance to decide whether a character will be killed, or at least harmed.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 2:45:37 PM
2 2Progressive Country Music
Created: 23 hours ago
0 7Improvised Historical Footage
The use of Real Life historical footage/photos, edited in order to add background to the work
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 6:18:13 AM
0 6Forcing A Mistrial
An Amoral Attorney "wins" a case by deliberately causing a mistrial and halting court proceedings.
Created: Apr 30th 2024 at 11:29:24 AM
0 30Picture-Perfect Pose (Launching May 6)
A character poses like a photo of themself.
Created: May 25th 2023 at 9:56:14 AM
0 38Accidental Injury Guilt (launch when scope is settled)
A character accidentally injures someone they care about and is wracked with guilt.
Created: Feb 21st 2024 at 5:02:54 PM
0 15Intramarital Affair
A couple has an "affair" with each other.
Created: Jan 20th 2024 at 8:57:49 AM
0 17Serial Adulterer
A person cheats on their partner multiple times with multiple different people.
Created: Apr 25th 2024 at 1:47:46 AM
0 12Divine Parental Issues
Gods and their mortal children have a poor relationship.
Created: Apr 23rd 2024 at 12:05:52 PM
0 12Space Is Introspective (split from Space Is Dreamy)
Space is associated with sentiment, hope, or existentialism.
Created: Apr 1st 2024 at 6:03:49 PM
0 42Fantasy Creep (launching 4th May if no more major changes)
A work features more and more frequent fantasy or supernatural elements central to the plot as it progresses.
Created: Apr 15th 2015 at 6:11:39 PM
A work features more and more frequent fantasy or supernatural elements central to the plot as it progresses.
Sponsor: DarkCrescent Created: Apr 15th 2015 at 6:11:39 PM Last reply: 6 hours ago by CloisterTheStupid View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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1 22Loving Parent, Cruel Parent (Launching 10/05(?))
One parent is loving, the other is abusive or violent.
Created: Apr 21st 2024 at 5:45:35 PM